28th government of Turkey


The 28th government of Turkey is the third coalition government of Turkey. The prime minister, İsmet İnönü, was the leader of Republican People's Party and a former president.

Background

After the two coalitions, two coup attempts following the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, and a defeat in by elections, İsmet İnönü formed his third coalition with independents in the parliament. His support was fragile, but New Turkey Party, which was not a part of the government, promised to support the government.

The government

Some of the cabinet members were changed during the lifespan of the cabinet. In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".
TitleNamePartyNotes
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönüCHP
Deputy Prime MinisterKemal SatırCHP
Minister of State---
Minister of StateMalik YolaçIndep.
Minister of Stateİbrahim Saffet OmayCHP
Minister of StateVefik PirinççioğluCHP15 December 1963 – 13 March 1964
Minister of StateNuvit YetkinCHP13 March 1964 – 20 February 1965
Ministry of Justice---
Ministry of JusticeSedat ÇumralıCHP25 December 1963 – 15 December 1964
Ministry of JusticeSırrı AtalayCHP15 December 1964 – 29 February 1965
Ministry of National Defenseİlhami SancarCHP
Ministry of the InteriorOrhan ÖztrakCHP
Ministry of Foreign AffairsFeridun Cemal ErkinIndep
Ministry of FinanceFerit MelenIndep.
Ministry of National Educationİbrahim ÖktenCHP
Ministry of Transport ---
Ministry of Transport Ferit AlpiskenderCHP25 December 1963 – 15 December 1964
Ministry of Transport Mahmut VuralCHP15 December 1964 – 20 February 1965
Ministry of MonopoliesMehmet YücelerCHP
Ministry of IndustryMuammer ErtenCHP
Ministry of AgricultureTuran ŞahinCHP
Ministry of CommerceFenni İslimyeliCHP
Ministry of TourismAli İhsan GöğüşCHP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement---
Ministry of Construction and SettlementCelalettin UzerCHP25 December 1963 – 15 December 1964
Ministry of Construction and SettlementSadık KutlayCHP15 December 1964 – 20 February 1965
Ministry of Village AffairsLebit YurdoğluCHP
Ministry of Public Works Arif Hikmet OnatCHP
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityKemal DemirCHP
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityBülent EcevitCHP
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesHüdai OralCHP

Aftermath

On 13 February 1965, the four opposition parties overthrew the government by rejecting the annual budget of the government. On 20 February, they formed a caretaker government.